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Source: https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-11/cp-mib110818.php
Public Release: 14-Nov-2018
Mothers infected by dengue may have babies with higher risk of severe Zika, and vice versa
Cell Press
Two new studies provide evidence that previous Dengue infection in pregnant mothers may lead to increased severity of Zika in babies, and that previous Zika infection in mice mothers may increase severity of Dengue infection in their pups. The research, publishing November 14 in the journal Cell Host & Microbe, supports that maternally-acquired antibodies for one virus can assist infection by the other by a process unique to flaviviruses...
Public Release: 14-Nov-2018
Mothers infected by dengue may have babies with higher risk of severe Zika, and vice versa
Cell Press
Two new studies provide evidence that previous Dengue infection in pregnant mothers may lead to increased severity of Zika in babies, and that previous Zika infection in mice mothers may increase severity of Dengue infection in their pups. The research, publishing November 14 in the journal Cell Host & Microbe, supports that maternally-acquired antibodies for one virus can assist infection by the other by a process unique to flaviviruses...